Killing Patton Overview

Bill O'Reilly's nonfiction book, Killing Patton, takes a close, investigative look at the death of General Patton, suggesting that perhaps he was murdered rather than died of an accident. General George Patton was the most fearless and aggressive commander on either side of the Second World War – Allied or Axis. He was a hero to most Americans but there were flaws in his personality that led him to be one of the most detested commanders. O'Reilly asks whether Patton's overbearing personality and lack of regard for what venom he spewed wind up in a conspiracy to end his life?